Re:Internet Explorer is Evil: The Story (2010)
by askonomm on Sunday December 17, 2023 @10:45AM
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How do you install Firefox without using Edge? By default there is no other browser on Windows, and presumably you need a browser to visit firefox.com, no? Or you carry Firefox installer around on a USB with you?
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Re:Internet Explorer is Evil: The Story (2010)
by throwawaysugar on Sunday December 17, 2023 @10:48AM
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Winkey+R and then
powershell -Command "& {Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest&os=win64&lang=en-US' -OutFile 'Firefox.exe'}"
Not saying it's ergonomic but since you asked ;-)
Re:Internet Explorer is Evil: The Story (2010)
by askonomm on Sunday December 17, 2023 @10:50AM
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I mean ... I guess this works.
Edit: Actually now that I think about it I'm saving this to avoid using Edge myself in the future. Thank you!
Re:Internet Explorer is Evil: The Story (2010)
by jodrellblank on Sunday December 17, 2023 @04:39PM
(#38676717)
-Command “& {thing}”
is the same as
-Command “thing”
Re:Internet Explorer is Evil: The Story (2010)
by throwawaysugar on Monday December 18, 2023 @09:07AM
(#38682688)
Makes sense, sorry... I hate PowerShell tbh. I just googled/ChatGPT'd that!
Re:Internet Explorer is Evil: The Story (2010)
by extraduder_ire on Sunday December 17, 2023 @09:47PM
(#38678727)
Don't think they still have an FTP site, but I used the trick of opening ftp.mozilla.org in explorer to get an installer at least twice during the XP era. That said, I also used the MSN browser for fun sometimes, as well as web browsing in explorer.exe.
Re:Internet Explorer is Evil: The Story (2010)
by xoac on Sunday December 17, 2023 @11:03AM
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I guess I don’t mind using edge to install firefox or safari on os x. You got me.
Re:Internet Explorer is Evil: The Story (2010)
by askonomm on Sunday December 17, 2023 @11:07AM
(#38673759)
Well, Safari doesn't have 10 dark-pattern popups it greets you with when you first use it, before you can even type an address into the address bar. Edge does.
Re:Internet Explorer is Evil: The Story (2010)
by xoac on Sunday December 17, 2023 @12:09PM
(#38674319)
Edge dark patterns can't do shit to me.
Re:Internet Explorer is Evil: The Story (2010)
by smoldesu on Sunday December 17, 2023 @11:32AM
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Not that Apple is a stranger to accosting you over browsers, though: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252412228